How do you go about moving to a big city?

[eelw]

Originally posted by: DaTT
If you want to move to Vancouver, there is only test you must pass:

If you answer YES to the following, you may move there,

Are you Asain?

LOL!!!!

Yeah, but Vancouver still does not have as large a Chinese population as here in Toronto.

 

[JinLien]

Originally posted by: Firus
Vancouver is just too much for me, way too expensive, way too busy, not worth the wages, no matter how much you save, you will never get enough for a house (unless you have rich parents, or already have lived in a house there). If you want somewhere more beautiful, not as big and a little bit more affordable, come to the Okanagan Valley. Kelowna is a great place to live. Not so many people, that you can actually enjoy its beauty instead of wishing you could.

Either that or rent a run-down basement suite for $900/mo in vancouver and commute an hour to work everyday...most of my friends have moved there and that;s what they all have settled for.

There are places on the Vancouver Island with housing price at 1/2 to 1/4 the price of Vancouver/Victoria such as Comox Valley, Parksvile, Nanaimo, Duncan that is much nicer weather than the Okanagan/Kootenay/Cariboo could ever dream off.

 

[chipy]

Originally posted by: JEDI

Originally posted by: BigToque
I'm from Winnipeg, MB. A nice big house ~1500 Sq. Ft. will cost you anywhere from 150 to 250K depending on the part of the city you live in.

I went to Vancouver last week and I absolutely fell in love with the city. I want to move there, but a similar size condo will cost anywhere from 450 to 1 million depending on the part of the city.

A stand alone house is 1 million+.

I certainly wouldn't want a 1+ hour drive to work because I live in some town outside of the city. It defeats the whole purpose of being in the city in the first place!

How the hell can anyone ever hope to live in the city if they don't already have millions of dollars?

you cant.

you either have to be there b4 the boom, or live in less than satisfactory housing. (ie: 1+ hr away, smaller place and/or bad neighborhood)

alternatives:
1) rent out a storage locker @$100/month. buy mini-fridge and camping burner for food. join gym ($50/month) to use shower + excersie.

2) buy camping bag and sleep in your office. buy mini fridge to put under your desk for cold cuts. since u cant cook food, the $ you save from renting storage locker could be used for McDonalds $1 menu. join gym for excersie and shower.

now that's thinking outside the box!

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal
I lived up in Vancouver and Richmond for a couple of years and hated it. Canadians, from what I experienced, hate Americans with a passion. People in general were not that friendly compared to where i'm living now, Bellingham.

dude bellingham is in the middle of no where, although im not sure i would want to live in canada, bellingham is defintely not on the list. what do you guys do for fun? hang out at the local walmart?

There's actually a lot to do in Bham. No where that i've experienced has as many places to enjoy outdoor activities as here. The ocean is walking distance, Mt. Baker is an hour away, there's trails for hiking and biking minutes from anywhere, camping within 30 minutes, and plenty of bars . People here are very friendly too. I've always said to myself, friends, and family, that this is the place where I would want to raise a family. Where in WA are you?

Vancouver has beaches, there's an entire mountain range that basically defines the northern limit to the city, there are trails for biking and hiking in forests INSIDE the city as well as just outside, all sorts of camping from the "easy" camping sites to full out roughing it... You can ski and windsurf in the same day here.

 

[notfred]

Rent an apartment.